Catalog

19th Century Philosophy

Course Type:

PHL

Code:

3050

Level:

Undergraduate

Credit Hours:

3

Schedule Type:

Lecture

Description:

Study of 19th century European philosophy. Topics include the idealist rejection of materialism by Hegel and Schopenhauer; Kierkegaard and Nietzsche's critique of rationalism on behalf of concrete existence; and Marx's synthesis of idealism's optimism about humanity's ability to shape its world and a commitment to the material world over the ideal.